By Walter Guevara, Vision 360: The electoral roulette is spinning wildly. We can all bet on the winner, hoping that the country doesn’t end up as the loser. No opposition candidate can win the next presidential election without securing a majority of votes from the emerging middle class. This sector blindly voted for the MAS…
Tag: political persecution
Narco-state | Narcoestado
By Andrés Gómez, Visión 360: It is essential for the state to guarantee the safety of people engaged in lawful economic activities in high-risk areas. Moreover, it must promote investment in productive projects in regions where drug trafficking is the primary source of income. Two hitmen shot and killed Captain Juan Carlos Aldunate with seven…
Jeanine: 3 years and 11 months in captivity | Jeanine: 3 años y 11 meses de cautiverio
By Gabriela Ichaso Elcuaz, Eju.tv: On March 13, Jeanine Añez will mark four years since her abduction and deprivation of liberty, orchestrated by the elite of the Movimiento Al Socialismo and the government of Luis Arce Catacora. The Year of the Republic’s Bicentennial will mark the shameful milestone of the planned and executed imprisonment of…
Santa Cruz, coveted in its bicentennial | Santa Cruz, codiciado en su bicentenario
By EDWIN CACHO HERRERA SALINAS, Los Tiempos: Jorge Tuto Quiroga has so far brought together Rubén Costas’ Demócratas, Gary Áñez’s citizen movement, Unidos led by Germain Caballero, as well as Desiré Bravo, Tomás Monasterio, and a faction of ADN. These are political organizations and leaderships from Santa Cruz, the most coveted department in this electoral…
Need an integrated candidacy | Necesitamos una candidatura integrada
By Ronald MacLean Abaroa, El Dia: More than a single candidate, we need an integrated candidacy …the winner does NOT take all Recent polls by businessman Marcelo Claure show a strong preference among Bolivians for a single opposition candidate selected through open primaries. However, this demand has not resonated with the main presidential hopefuls gathered…
The electoral farce of Evo Morales and Luis Arce | La farsa electoral de Evo Morales y Luis Arce
By Gabriela Moreno, El Dia: Suspicions of an agreement between Evo Morales and Luis Arce are not unfounded, considering that Chavismo applied a similar strategy in Venezuela in 2000. Back then, Hugo Chávez and Francisco Arias Cárdenas feigned rivalry to monopolize the political spectrum and prevent the rise of a strong opposition candidate. Now, in…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 